From: Pratts [pratts@writeme.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:34 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; action201@sustainableagriculture.net
Subject: Docket No. 00N-1396 & Docket No. 00D-1598
To Whom it may concern'
Please not I am in support of the following.....
! FDA must Require mandatory pre-market safety testing: GE foods could be toxic, could cause allergic responses, could have lower nutritional value, and could compromise immune responses in consumers;
! FDA must Require mandatory pre-market environmental review: GE crops and foods could cause irreparable damage to the environment;
! FDA must Require mandatory labeling of GE foods: Without mandatory labeling, neither consumers nor health professionals will know if an allergic or toxic reaction was the result of a genetically engineered food. Consumers will also be deprived of the critical knowledge they need to hold food producers liable should any of these novel foods prove hazardous.
! This “Notification” policy is an insult to consumers, and irresponsibly ignores strong scientific evidence of numerous potential health and environmental risks of GE foods. These Rules appear to be a decision made to convenience industry at the expense of public health, consumer information, and the environment.
all due respect,
John Pratt